Improvement in carbureting attachments for gas-burners



A C. G. SPENGL-ER. Garbureting Attachment for Gras Burners.

No. 197,424. Patented Nov. 20,1877.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FEIGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARBURETING ATTACHMENTS yFOR GAS-.BURNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 197,424, dated November20, 1877; application led May 23, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN GEORGE SPENGLER, of Hoboken, in the countyof Hudson and State vof New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedApparatus for Carbureting Illuminating Gas, which invention is fully setforth in the following specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 represents a longitudinalvertical section. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in the combination,

in an apparatus for carbureting illuminatinggas, of a gas-supply pipe, acistern for hydrocarbon liquid, a hollow arm, (one or more,) whichcommunicates with a cistern, a vaporizing-chamber, which communicateswith the hollow arm and supports the burner-tip, and a wick, whichextends from the cistern through the hollow arm into thevaporizing-chamber, so that by the wick thehydrocarbon liquid isconducted to the vaporizing-chamber, where it is rapidly evaporated bythe heat of the gasflame, and that the gas in passing through the hollowarm and through the vaporizing-chamber is enriched by the hydrocarbonvapors, and its illuminating power is materially increased.

The vaporizing-chamber may be placed directly upon the cistern, omittingthe hollow arm, and the effect of enriching the gas is fully attained;but great care must be taken to prevent the liquid in the cistern fromgetting heated.

In the drawing, the letter A designates a cistern, which is intended tocontain a hydrocarbon liquid, such as petroleum of 1300 flretest. In thetop of this cistern is secured 'a hollow arm, B, which communicates withthe gas-supply pipe C, and in the outer end of this hollow arm isfastened the vaporiziIrg-chamber D, which supports the burner-tip E.

In the example represented by the drawing I have shown two hollow arms,B, extending from the cistern A in opposite directions; but the numberof these arms may be increased to three or more, or only one such armmay be used, or the vaporizing-chambcr may be secured directly in theneck of the cistern. This cistern is filled with a hydrocarbon liquid,such,

tends from the cistern through the hollow arm or arms B, or if no sucharms are used, directly into said chamber; and as the gas which isadmitted through the pipe O passes through the arms B into thevaporizing-chamber, it takes up a quantity of the hydrocarbon vapors, sothat a bright flame is produced. When the gas is ignited thevaporizing-chamber D becomes heated, and the hydrocarbon liquidcontained therein is rapidly evaporated, so that the illuminating powerof the gas is materially increased, and a very bright iiame can beproduced by comparatively poor gas.

In carrying out my invention, care must be taken to prevent the liquidin the cistern from becoming heated, and this purpose is effected byplacing the burner tips and vaporizingchamber on hollow arms at adistance from the cistern. If the vaporizing-chamber is secured directlyin the neck of the cistern a ring of hard rubber, asbestus, or any otherbad conductor of heat may be interposed.

The wick, on its passage from the cistern to the hollow arm or arms, isinclosed in a jacket of perforated sheet metal, and the gas is conducteddown between the wicks through a perforatedpipe, so that the same comesin contact with the hydrocarbon liquid in ne jets,

and that it takes up some of the hydrocarbonA vapors even before itreaches the hollow arm or arms.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-f- 1.The combination, in an apparatus for carbureting illuminating gas, of agas-supply pipe, a cistern for hydrocarbon liquid, a vaporizing-chamberwhich communicates' with the cistern and supports the burner-tip, and awick which extends from the cistern into the vaporizing-chamber,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, in an apparatus for carbureting i11uminating-gas,ofa gas-supplypipe,

a cistern for hydrocarbon liquid7 a hollow arm,

In testimony that Iy clamtheN foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 21st o. G. sPENGLER. [L s4 Witnesses.: I

WM. MEHAN, J oHN A. ALLEN.

